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Brazilian decathlete (born 1987)
Luiz Alberto de Araújo
De Araújo at the 2016 Olympics
Full name Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo Born (1987-06-27 ) 27 June 1987 (age 36)
Artur Nogueira ,
São Paulo , Brazil Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Weight 88 kg (194 lb) Sport
Athletics Event
Decathlon Club BM&F Bovespa
[1] Coached by Edemar Alves dos Santos
[1] Updated on 2015-09-3
Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo (born 27 June 1987) is a Brazilian
decathlete .
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Career
He broke the South American record in decathlon in 30 June 2012, with 8,276 points. In June 2013,
Carlos Chinin broke his record, with the mark of 8,393 points.
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He competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics , finishing 19th in decathlon with 7,849 points.
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In 2015, he won bronze medal at the
Pan American Games in
Toronto , Ontario, Canada (8,179 points) and he competed at the
2015 World Championships in
Beijing ,
China .
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At the
2016 Summer Olympics , he broke 3 personal bests (7.48 in Long Jump, 48.14 in the 400m, and 57.28 m in the Javelin) and finished 10th with 8,315 points, his personal best, and the best campaign of a Brazilian at the Olympic Games in decathlon.
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Personal bests
100 m: 10.66 (wind: +1.9 m/s) –
Santo Domingo , 31 May 2008
400 m: 48.14 –
Rio de Janeiro , 17 August 2016
1500 m: 4:27.75 –
São Paulo , 30 June 2012
110 m hurdles: 13.94 (wind: +1.3 m/s) –
São Paulo , 28 June 2008
High jump: 2.00 m –
Toronto , 22 July 2015
Pole vault: 5.00 m –
São Bernardo do Campo , 9 April 2016
Long jump: 7.48 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) –
Rio de Janeiro , 17 August 2016
Shot put: 15.64 m –
São Paulo , 5 August 2011
Discus throw: 48.89 m –
Bragança Paulista , 15 September 2018
Javelin throw: 59.22 m –
Bragança Paulista , 15 September 2018
Decathlon: 8315 pts –
Rio de Janeiro , 17–18 August 2016
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing
Brazil
2004
South American Youth Championships
Guayaquil , Ecuador
1st
Octathlon
5966 pts
2005
South American Junior Championships
Rosario, Argentina
2nd
Decathlon (junior)
7267 pts
2006
World Junior Championships
Beijing ,
China
6th
Decathlon (junior)
7472 pts
South American Championships
Tunja , Colombia
–
Decathlon
DNF
South American U23 Championships /
South American Games
Buenos Aires , Argentina
2nd
Decathlon
7140 pts
2008
Pan American Combined Events Championships
Santo Domingo ,
Dominican Republic
4th
Decathlon
7733 pts
South American U23 Championships
Lima , Peru
2nd
110 m hurdles
14.34 (wind: -2.5 m/s)
2010
Ibero-American Championships
San Fernando, Spain
1st
Decathlon
7816 pts
2011
South American Championships
Buenos Aires , Argentina
1st
Decathlon
7944 pts
World Championships
Daegu , South Korea
16th
Decathlon
7902 pts
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , Mexico
–
Decathlon
DNF
2012
Ibero-American Championships
Barquisimeto , Venezuela
1st
Decathlon
7772 pts
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
19th
Decathlon
7849 pts
2014
South American Games
Santiago ,
Chile
1st
Decathlon
7733 pts
2015
South American Championships
Lima , Peru
1st
Decathlon
7799 pts
Pan American Games
Toronto , Canada
3rd
Decathlon
8179 pts
World Championships
Beijing , China
—
Decathlon
DNF
2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
10th
Decathlon
8315 pts
2017
World Championships
London , United Kingdom
–
Decathlon
DNF
2018
Ibero-American Championships
Trujillo, Peru
–
Decathlon
DNF
2019
South American Championships
Lima, Peru
–
Decathlon
DNF
References
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